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I used to long term foster, around 1984/85 we were heading for a breakdown in a placement of a teenager. Not that we realised it at the time, but let’s just say things were becoming rocky. After one incident our placement had to spend a weekend at PHH to give us all a break. Looking back on the...

That stage brought back memories. I’m not sure how old I was either in top infants, or the first year of junior school. The school put on Peter Pan, and I was chosen to be nana the dog , I kid you not. I even had a costume made by the school it was brown fur, had a tail, and a head i guess of...

You know way back then never even remember it being in the news that she had disappeared. I have read about her disappearance since I do believe she was a cadet nurse, the next step to nurse training. The more I have read the hospital itself was very lax in how they handled her disappearance...

Need some help. I have a very poorly friend, and cannot visit because of lockdown, and have been unable to for a year. She used to go and tend her parents grave at Witton. I would like to go and tidy the grave, and put flowers on. Unfortunately have no idea we’re the grave is, and my hubby...

My husband’s uncle now deceased 2013 joined the ColdStream guards in World War 2, became a sergeant, went through Europe in the tank command. After the war was sent to Palestine for a number of years. I do believe he came out of the service in the 50’s. We used to take him down to the chapel...

Slightly off topic Mike I noticed you were writing your memoir. My daughter has started her’s . She is a wonderful daughter, but not biological, she also has memories of her short time in a children home Take be safe regards Diane.

Lovely lady the late Maureen Whittall lived in Dovedale Road. She lived in one of the boot houses That was knocked down.

Thanks Rod appreciate that Diane

Like I said Rodney it was a distant relative who was researching his side of the family, and his grandmother was my aunt born 1895 . William had another son William date of birth 1836 who was a steel polisher, Robert 1833, Cabinet maker, Daniel 1839 Brush Maker. Joseph 1845 no occupation listed...

My mothers maiden name was Allen. A distant relative did a part family tree up to my gg grandfather William who was born 1805, and was a Brass Caster. His son’s including my ggrandfather , and one daughter born between 1833 to 1848. My great grandfather born 1848 John Thomas was a Pearl Worker...

Also my Father worked at Perry Barr pont . Which was in someway connected to Whittall’s, because I know he moved several times later with Douglas. He was a mechanical fitter, and worked full time until he was 69,and then part time until 74, he died 18 months later 1982. My brother said he was...

I do believe my brother who unfortunately cannot ask did his apprenticeship for bricklaying with Whittall’s must have been very early 50’s. For some reason I do believe he delayed Army call up until he finished the apprenticeship mostly because Dad insisted on it. However, being 14 years younger...

I never had a pudding hair cut, but thinking about it was veering towards the pudding look. Always had a slide or have pictures of me with a ribbon when I was a child. I remember my first professional hair cut at 15 at a hairdresser in Hawthorne Road, Kingstanding .Hair cut short in a style...

If you look at the time I’m posting you can see I have not only turned into a night owl who often meets the morning lark. However, last week Dave put the bins out a day early thinking it was Wednesday for Thursday’s collection. Strange how lockdown merge into one big Groundhog Day

Hubby, and I had then jab Friday the 5th of February down Villa Park exceptional well organised. We are both at different GP’s surgeries long story , but we wanted to have the jab at the same time. We also when we booked online had the second dose date given in April. Before COVID put a end to...

Our first home was a flat in a converted house in Coppice Road this was 1969. Trafalgar Road was not far from Coppice Road. Actually the house belonged to the Cadbury family, rent to the Bournville Trust if my memory serves me correct. Most of the houses were in the surrounding area were similar...

Sorry for the delay gentlemen, but thank you both, found zoom, and if I want Skype I can download from Apple store

I’m presuming that Winson Green Asylum became All Saints Hospital adjacent to Dudley Road, and Summerfield ( Western Road ) Hospitals. In the nineties I visited a couple of times someone who I had looked after for a while as a child. The one ward appeared to have what I can only describe as...

I use a Apple IPad husband brought it me, not sure if your IPad is more upmarket, but I can not see Zoom or Skype in my setting. Do I need to download if I need the. Have FaceTime.

When I was around 6 or 7 I do recall being in the infant school, but not the first year. A boy in my class showed me a small green bottle about the size of smelling salts. It may have been much smaller, but way back then, and even now I kind of see it. He had brought from home, I said what’s in...